William Tyler Olcott
William Tyler Olcott (1873–1936) was an American lawyer and amateur astronomer.
In 1909, after attending a lecture by Edward Charles Pickering, he developed an interest in observing variable stars. In 1911, he founded the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)[1] . W. Olcott also published several books to popularize the field of amateur astronomy.
Awards and honors
- AAVSO Merit Award (1936)
- The William Tyler Olcott Award of the AAVSO, initiated in 2000, is named for him.
- The crater Olcott on the Moon is named after him.
Bibliography
- W. T. Olcott, "In Starland With A Three-Inch Telescope", 1909, G.P. Putnam's & Sons.
- W. T. Olcott, "Variable Star Work for the Amateur Astronomer", 1911, Popular Astronomy.
- W. T. Olcott, "Star Lore of All Ages", 1911, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.
- W. T. Olcott, "Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship", 1914,
- W. T. Olcott & Edmund W. Putnam, "A Field Book of the Stars", 1929, New York, Putnam's.
External links
References
- ^ Williams, Thomas R.; Saladyga, Michael (2011). Advancing Variable Star Astronomy - The Centennial History of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 27,331. ISBN 978-0-521-51912-0.
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